De Pere senior forward Robert Neuwirth (19) chases after the puck between two Ashwaubenon defenders during a game Thursday at De Pere Ice Arena.

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J.P. Coppo summed up the De Pere Voyageurs hockey team this season with one word - urgent.

"We're trying to be as fast to the play as we can," Coppo said.

The second-year coach may have used it in a context to to describe his squad's style of play, but it also is fitting when you consider De Pere has 11 seniors and is in the midst of its best season in six years as a WIAA-affliated team. ...